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The Mustache Craft Craze

August 24, 2010, 09:00 am  Posted by Nicole McConville
 

We’re all a little bit fixated on mustaches around here lately with the release of our new book Stache. We notice them on the staff at our local coffee haunts, spot them on a fellow driver in our morning commute, and even imagine them on the faces of people who, perhaps, could really rock the mustache look. It was with that affection for this mainstay of fashionable facial hair that I dove into Etsy‘s treasure trove to explore the trend of displaying stache wonders on everything from jewelry and dinnerware to wearable items and printed goods. It seems crafters the world over are embracing the craze. What is it about the lovely curl of a handlebar that we find so utterly endearing? What you see below are some of my personal favorites.

TOP ROW (left to right): pleasantly plump knits, the small object, plants and animals, ole rattlesnake

MIDDLE ROW (left to right): murs blanc, nea wear, kimay, idle hands designs

BOTTOM ROW (left to right): how nice, fuzzy grapefruit, bread and badger, the bold banana

 
 
 
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  • http://fitnotfunny.tumblr.com/ Elizabeth Christensen

    Oh my…those pleasantly plump booties are adorable! And I kind of need that mustache bag from the bold banana!

  • http://blog.laid-bag.com/ Gila (11m2)

    Ha! You missed the best mustache related item ever – Typestashes! http://torweeks.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-made-pos… Tor Weeks is utterly brilliant, and I am hoping for a smaller version of their current poster size.

  • http://twitter.com/MursBlanc Muriel Blanc

    Thank you! I feel special to be listed among all these wonderful items! I had no idea when I made that print that I was right on time with the craze. I just thought I was being cute :)

    -Muriel
    http://www.etsy.com/shop/MursBlanc

  • http://twitter.com/MursBlanc Muriel Blanc

    there is a giveaway going on for the color mustache print! At this blog
    http://o-my-darling.blogspot.com/2010/08/giveaw…

  • Fuzzygrapefruit

    awww, cuuuuute! Thanks for including my notecard :)

  • Amy

    OH THIS IS GREAT! you should also check out spitfaced's shop!
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/53442390/one-bluish…

  • http://fitnotfunny.tumblr.com/ Elizabeth Christensen

    This poster is fabulous! I'm totally hanging it up in my cube!

  • http://twitter.com/idle_hands idle hands designs

    Thanks for featuring my fancy pocket mustache!

  • http://www.holytriangles.tumblr.com Ncrunway

    Thats some cool breans right there! ^^ :{)